The Apple Worldwide Developer Conference is on-going this week and with today's keynote there are a lot of much-speculated things being announced. Mac OS X Lion, iOS5, and iCloud are all being discussed. Mac OS X Lion, the next version of the Mac OS X operating system will be version 10.7, big cat named Lion. It touts over 250 features. … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Preview Extends To Hardware Partners
Just yesterday Microsoft made the Windows 8 preview official and shared details of the new Windows 8 Touch Interface. Soon after, they previewed Windows 8 to their hardware partners at 2011 Computex in Taiwan. Touch-centric hardware like tablets was demonstrated to show the flexibility and power of code-named Windows 8. … [Read more...]
Samsung Chromebooks On Sale Today Exclusively 2 Weeks Early
Although I didn't receive a CR-48 from Google for testing out, the Google Chromebook Team e-mailed today that the Samsung Chromebook on sale June 15th was exclusively available today at Gilt, a members-only shopping site. The world's first Chromebook will be available to the public on June 15. But with this limited-access sale, you can get first dibs on the Samsung … [Read more...]
Skype Installs Unwanted Add-on Software With Weekend Update
Skype, recently acquired by Microsoft and suffering some login issues, is finding when it rains, it pours as a problem with an update this weekend had a domino effect into other problems for Windows users. The update problem was disclosed by Skype on Sunday: It has come to our attention that concerns have been expressed from Skype users over the update delivered to Skype … [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin In The News: Thwarts Cyber Attack, Buys Quantum Computer
Lockheed Martin is in the news recently for two reasons: they recently detected and mitigated "a significant and tenacious attack" on its network a week ago and the company bought the first commercial quantum computer. Cyber Attack "As a result of the swift and deliberate actions taken to protect the network and increase IT security, our systems remain secure," Jennifer … [Read more...]